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History · West Mountain

1 of West Mountain’s places is on the National Register

Most of West Mountain was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976.

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0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about West Mountain’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of West Mountain are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

West Mountain, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of West Mountain yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

West Mountain is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Mountain had a population of 603. It is on the west side of Ridgefield and is bordered to the west by the towns of North Salem and Lewisboro in Westchester County, New York. The West Mountain Historic District occupies 425 acres (172 ha) at the center of the CDP, and newer residences occupy portions of the remainder of the CDP. West Mountain was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 12 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to West Mountain

Nobody well known was born in West Mountain itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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P. T. BarnumAmerican showman and politician · b. 1810
Charles IvesAmerican modernist composer · b. 1874
Hope LangeAmerican actress · b. 1933
Jonathan BrandisAmerican actor · b. 1976
Fanny Crosby19th century Christian hymnist · b. 1820
Lindsey JacobellisAmerican snowboarder · b. 1985
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →